Peter Haslinger

Peter Haslinger is a Professor for the History of East Central Europe at Justus Liebig University Giessen and has served as Director of the Herder Institute Marburg since 2007. His work bridges the Historical Institute and the interdisciplinary Giessen Center for Eastern Europe (GiZo).

• Professor at Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Director of Herder Institute Marburg
• Principal Investigator at International Graduate Center for the Study of Culture (GCSC)

His research focuses on East Central European history since 1848, emphasizing discourse analysis, knowledge systems, spatial dynamics, cartography, identity research, nationalism, minority issues, and forced migration. Recent publications explore geopolitical stability, multilingual societies, and mediatized nation-building.

Scientific accolades include the John Rath Prize (2018) for analyzing Czechoslovak-Hungarian boundary commissions and the Stephan László-Preis (1994) for Austria-Hungary relations. He has held advisory roles in institutions like the HERA Network, Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, and Georg-Eckert-Institut.